Upon entering the exploratory stage, I began with an open mind, willing to try and experience new things. I think having this approach was very important as it was the only way I was truly able to enjoy myself and to be more experimental by purposely trying out things I hadn't previously done. Out of the four pathways, I was most familiar/comfortable with graphics which I why I was surprised that I enjoyed the Fashion and Textiles week the most. This was because the Fashion area was very exciting as the possibilities were endless in terms of what approach I could take in my work and it was also something i had never done before. This experience is in contrast to the Lens Based Media area where I felt too restricted in terms of what I could create. Having limitations annoyed me but was nonetheless beneficial to the outcomes I produced. The area I think I was the weakest in was 3D because I felt I was continuously missing the point and executing ideas/designs as successfully as I could have done.
This experience was worthwhile in my opinion because although I am choosing to pick the graphics pathway which is what I thought I would pick prior to beginning the cause, trying other things at least made me reconsider what exactly it was I wanted to do. I now know that although I may go on to do a degree in Graphics I am still able to work/ dabble in other areas of art and design I found interesting such as fashion illustration, sound and product design.
Overall, I enjoyed the past six weeks as I have learnt to be more experimental and less scared of making mistakes/failing. I believe trying out all the different art and design disciplines has enabled me to aspire to be more versatile as I develop as a designer.
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